Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-16

and when he learned that the police were looking
for him he stationed himself at the corner OF llth
and streets and waited, pistol in hand for an
threatened to shoot the nrst ofIicer who laid
Rand on him, and there Is little doubt that be
would have carried out his purpose. While he
waited, however, for the appearance OF blue
coat, he paid little attention To 4 man who came
staggering and singing toward him, apparently In
consequence he soon found himself in the iron grip
OF the apparently Intoxicated man. who was sud-
ian was tried, convicted and sent TO the penten-
tiary Tor four years. When he was released. in
1873 ne returned 10 this city and Joined in with
prooaoiy the worst gang ~ crooks that the city
has ever seen. His brother Tom al this time was a
conspicuous figure In the company, and John and
Tom together With Billy tonnen who hrs also be-
OF the chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co, who was
known to be coming to the city with considerable
money.
The three ambushed themselves ON the canal
road, ana when Paymaster FoSsett drove by, fired
on him and attempted TO stop his horse The pay
masters escape was almost miraculous. For this
little escapade the three worthless got ten years
each in the penitentiary. Jno. Curran has been
out OF the penitentiary for about three years and,
although he has been watched by the police, he
Is not known TO have committed any additional
crimes until the AFFAIR in Alexandra. His
ocngest a. oTSshe NED is one OF the cleverest pick
az the penitent1ary In Cincinnati.
The Circuit and Equity Courts.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN THEM To-pAY-JuRoRs
EXCUSED.
To-day the Circuit Court business was divided,
as also the Equity business-the Circuit Courts
being divisions and 2, presided over respectively
by Judge Cox and Judge Hagner the former sitting
In the present Circuit room, adjoining the clerk
office, and the other In the old Circuit Court
roOm-Mr. ]. j. Camp being the clerk for No l.
and Mr.: r. j. MeigS jr., Tor No. =. Neither OF
these divisions did much more business than TO
can the assigned cases to-day; those with the odd
Noe.
In Circuit No. !, Judge Cox, the following jurors
were were, excused e L Monkey, seaton Perry. VIM.
$. H. Bacon, w. B. Hopkins. The following tailed
to answer: Geo. Hudson and Jno sherman
WIN IN I Hnnea No s9age h hagner John Leetch
p. Lpscomb, W. NJ. Shuster and A. McElroy were
excused. s. q. Beam A. A. Addison, G. W Bauer
j. G. waters. E Snowden, J. Ii. Ryan failed to
In the Circuit Court No. /, Judge Cox, the
following cases were up: United states agt.
ment. United states agt McEwen; do. Ringgoid
and DR.. Myro agt. Moore; judgment by default.
Howard agt. johnson; do. Nicholson son agt.
Peters; do. Glenn, trustee agt FAINT; certified to
General Term.
The vacancies in the jury were ordered to be
We're drawn: For No. 1NR. r. kensle, Teni s
road: Jos. F. Spransy, 623 G street southwest;
John W. Bright, lola PENNSYLVANIA avenue SOUTH
east; Aug. = Lane, $50 street northeast; A. o.
Brummell, Ills street northwest; Geo. T. Dun
lop, High and Bridge streets northwest; J.v. Shell
ton, 80 Sth street southeast; Daniel Hannah 5l7
st. northwest; Z. 4. White, Louisiana avenue,
between 9th and 9TH streets northwest.
No 2-Ebenezer Morrison, sos ID street north
west; l. NJ. Hummer, 1907 X street southeast;
John II. Magruder, 14l7 New York avenue; L. Ii.
RidenOur, jf., 9l6 i4th st. northwest; Chas Dodge
Cooke Park; Andrew Goddard, go New York ave-
hue; II. II. Jacobs, 1929 Pennsylvania avenue;
clayton Addison. Ala ID street southeast; dos b.
Hill, 213k street northwest Herman Hollander,
40S 1th street northwest; j. w. Drew, Pennsyl-
yanfa avenue and 9th street; Robt Portner. llo4
Vermont avenue, and Jos. ii. Lee, :eeS Water
street.
In the Equity Court the following cases were
up: Lambert sgt. Lambert; order OF May 9th
amended In re Jennie l. Wall; T. W. Jones ap-
pointed trustee In place OF Milton p. Hoover.
Cameron agt Mitchell; payment ordered to COM
plalnantS. Mayer agt. Lancaster; commission or
dered to get testimony. Boland agt. sullivan;
time TO take testimony limited. killium agI
Ktlium; order to take testimony before c. Ingle
Ryder agt. Reese; rule on defendant, returnab,e
n fnsf